What are you listening to now?

[Chris]

What, seeing the doctor or the Beethoven 1st?!!

Well, I was talking about the 1st, but even seeing the doctor is better than starting the day at work (unless it is something serious)!

[Salvador]

yesterday and the day before I was listening to some of the last Piano Trios by Haydn (Beaux Arts Trio)

great!

I fell in love with Hob. XV:28 in E Maj
now I'm listening to it for the third or fourth time
in this moment: the strange striking archaic Allegretto (with ostinato bass)
the II mov looks to the baroque past
the III in some moment to romantic future

I'll search the web for the score or some analysis

[Arno]

More piano trios

I am listening to the piano trios opus 8 of Anton Eberl.

Arno

[Chris]

Mendelssohn violin concerto.

[JA Gardiner]

Love that Chris Who's playing it? Just for the fun of it I've listened to 5 versions recently - Heifetz, Oistrakh, Milstein, Mutter and Chung. I would like to check out Perlman and Bell too. They are all remarkably different in tempo and tone but I think though Chung is possibly the most fun and Mutter the most aristocratic, I prefer Heifetz for sheer beauty and Milstein for coherent storytelling . Was very surprised at how turgid Oistrakh, who i adore in Bach, was in this one - too many overtones of Russian pathos and tragedy for my taste. I think our Felix knew how to party and this piece should sparkle

[Chris]

This recording was by Nathan Milstein with Claudio Abbado and the Wiener Philharmoniker.

[Peter]

I am listening to the piano trios opus 8 of Anton Eberl.

Arno

Thanks for that - a very interesting choice and I'd be interested in your opinion of this forgotten, but fine composer.

[JA Gardiner]

This recording was by Nathan Milstein with Claudio Abbado and the Wiener Philharmoniker.

Interesting. My Milstein recording was quite an early 1945 one with Bruno Walter and the New York Phil - be fascinating to hear his later thoughts on it - especially in company with Abbado and the Vienna Phil. Sounds like it would be as good as you get!

BTW Peter and Tony J Did you get to see the third episode of Sacred Music this week looking at Byrd and Tallis? Last one on Friday is about Bach. I'm really enjoying this but I'd really like a bit more Harry Christophers and a bit less Simon Russell Beale! We could also argue for ages about the omissions - Monteverdi? Vivaldi? Lassus? Handel ? Pergolesi? Not to mention Spaniards like Victoria or Araujo from South America or anyone from the eastern orthodox tradition. Hope they do some more. Its a nice change to have such an intelligent programme that takes the subject seriously but still manages to be accessible and engaging for non-specialists.

[Sorrano]

Liszt's Christus.

[Chris]

Interesting. My Milstein recording was quite an early 1945 one with Bruno Walter and the New York Phil - be fascinating to hear his later thoughts on it - especially in company with Abbado and the Vienna Phil. Sounds like it would be as good as you get!

Yes, it is excellent. It is on a CD with the Tchaikovsky concerto, which is also very good. You can hear some samples here:

http://www.amazon.com/Tchaikovsky-Me...7622860&sr=8-9

[Peter]

BTW Peter and Tony J Did you get to see the third episode of Sacred Music this week looking at Byrd and Tallis? Last one on Friday is about Bach. I'm really enjoying this but I'd really like a bit more Harry Christophers and a bit less Simon Russell Beale! We could also argue for ages about the omissions - Monteverdi? Vivaldi? Lassus? Handel ? Pergolesi? Not to mention Spaniards like Victoria or Araujo from South America or anyone from the eastern orthodox tradition. Hope they do some more. Its a nice change to have such an intelligent programme that takes the subject seriously but still manages to be accessible and engaging for non-specialists.

Yes I agree a very interesting series and I'm hoping the Bach will be repeated on Sunday as I'm away on Friday in Cambridge and will unfortunately miss it.

Sorry to close this thread now but it is a bit long and Joy has opened a new one for us to continue!